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Four books on the eleventh of Matthew
Four books on the eleventh of Matthew: viz: I. Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest. II. Christ the great teacher of souls that come to him. To which is added a treatise of meekness and of anger. III. Christ the humble teacher of those that come to him. IIII. The only easy way to heaven. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel at Stepney and Cripple-Gate, London.Four books on the eleventh of Matthew: viz: I. Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest. II. Christ the great teacher of souls that come to him. To which is added a treatise of meekness and of anger. III. Christ the humble teacher of those that come to him. IIII. The only easie way to heaven. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel at Stepny and Cripple-Gate, London.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1659
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Unto me who am less then the least of all Saints, Mark, to be the least of the Apostles was somewhat, but to be the Least of Saints is more, but to be less then the least of all Saints, here Paul would Teach Grammarians a new Grammar Lesson, Grammarians know but three degrees of Comparison, but Paul had a fourth here, he had one beyond the superlative, the least Minimus, it is the superlative you know, to be the least of all, but here beyond the superlative, less then the least, or I am the worst. So it is in the Greek. Now [Greek or Hebrew], that is the superlative in the Greek Tongue, but here is a comparison beyond the superlative, less then the least, less then the least of all Saints: thus you see it was with Paul, one that did God more Service then thousands, and ten thousands of the best that we know, and never are like to do God that Service as this Paul, and yet he is the least of all Saints, in his own Eyes, here is a lowly heart. In Judges, 8. 2. We have Gideon likewise an example of Lowliness of Spirit in his own Eyes, (we might name a great many others) when some were provoked and Angry with him, he said unto them, what have I done now in comparison of you, is not the gleaning of the Grapes of Ephraim better then the vintage of Abiezer? By this means he pacified his angry Brethren, saith he, we account our selves but as the Gleanings of the Grapes of Ephraim to the vintage of Abiezer. And by that means he quieted his Brethren that were provoked. Well, but for the opening of this, the Lowly heart doth judg others better then himself.
Ʋnto me who am less then the least of all Saints, Mark, to be the least of the Apostles was somwhat, but to be the Least of Saints is more, but to be less then the least of al Saints, here Paul would Teach Gramarians a new Grammar Lesson, Gramarians know but three degrees of Comparison, but Paul had a fourth here, he had one beyond the superlative, the least Minimus, it is the superlative you know, to be the least of al, but here beyond the superlative, less then the least, or I am the worst. So it is in the Greek. Now 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, that is the superlative in the Greek Tongue, but here is a comparison beyond the superlative, less then the least, less then the least of all Saints: thus you see it was with Paul, one that did God more Service then thousands, and ten thousands of the best that we know, and never are like to do God that Service as this Paul, and yet he is the least of all Saints, in his own Eyes, here is a lowly heart. In